Worth the wait???

Review Score: (8/10)
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat- I'm a huge Manowarrior. I own every album, have seen them 3 times in concert and met them twice. I waited impatiently for what seemed like an eternity for the new CD from the Metal Kings. And finally they gave it to us- "Warriors Of The World". The first track, "Call To Arms", is a true Manowar number- powerful riffing, lethal vocals and a sound capable of blowing even the most hardened of eardrums. It's sad that after that, it slips somewhat. "Fight For Freedom" isn't too bad, but it's no "Blow Your Speakers" or "Hail And Kill"...., the middle part of the CD is hardly worth mentioning...sorry, but for me, opera and Elvis do NOT belong on a Manowar CD. PERIOD. Fortunately, the CD is saved by the last four songs on the disc- the landmark "Warriors Of The World United", "Hand Of Doom", "House Of Death" and "Fight Until We Die". If you could take the first song and the last four and put them together, you'd have a real Manowar CD that would have been worth the long wait that we had to endure. As it is, it's not really a bad CD- I'd still recommend buying it before touching any of that "nu-metal" [stuff]- but for someone who is discovering Manowar for the first time, I'd recommend Fighting The World or Louder Than Hell for your first experience.

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